Homeowners find pipe bomb in backyard

On Sunday at approximately 4 p.m. Fowler resident Chris McMahan contacted Rocky Ford Dispatch stating he thought he found a pipe bomb in his backyard.

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By Andrea Floresaflores@ljtdmail.com

LA Junta Tribune - La Junta, CO

By Andrea Floresaflores@ljtdmail.com

Posted Apr. 8, 2013 at 5:00 PM

By Andrea Floresaflores@ljtdmail.com

Posted Apr. 8, 2013 at 5:00 PM

On Sunday at approximately 4 p.m. Fowler resident Chris McMahan contacted Rocky Ford Dispatch stating he thought he found a pipe bomb in his backyard.

The Fowler Fire/EMS Department and the Fowler Police Department were dispatched to the site, located on Seventh Street.

Police and Fire crews went door to door to ask the residents of the area to evacuate.

Patricia Ramey, who lives on Seventh Street, was asked to leave her residence, however Ramey said she had nowhere to relocate and chose to stay in her home.

"About an hour later I heard a big kaboom," said Ramey.

Dorothy Baker, another resident of the neighborhood was also asked if she had somewhere she could go and leave her residence until the situation was under control.

"I left and went to my daughter's house, I stayed there for about three hours and then was able to reenter my residence. I was very surprised, I have good neighbors and I can't imagine that anyone of them did this," said Baker.

"When they came to my door and told me we had to evacuate and why, I was surprised and thought they were joking. My family and I left our home and were gone for about two hours," said Russell Bates.

Otero County Sheriff's Department and the Colorado State Patrol were also on site to help with crowd control.